Flexible work arrangements aren't confined to just couples, or just part time-work. There has been a huge increase in people working flexibly, supported by new laws. In the vast majority of cases, the reason for flexible working is that people also have childcare responsibilities.
How people combine work and childcare is one of the key issues we see here at Working Families. I am never less than amazed at the resourcefulness and inventiveness of some of the complex arrangements that families put in place. But there is a gap, something we hear about time and again from parents: where is the flexible childcare provision? They are looking for nursery and daycare provision that can be matched to their flexible hours, and which is flexible itself.
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